Dutch Dividend Engineer

What did september bring?

Wow! Another month has passed. Time flies when you having fun. I can hardly believe it that the third quarter is already behind us. A new month means also time to summarize my dividend income from the past month. In total I received € 172.89 in passive income.

If we take a closer look, the dividend was coming from:

Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) € 72.86

Unilever (UN) € 55.96

Realty Income (O) € 6.16

McDonalds (MCD) € 11.47

Aflac (AFL) € 5.99

Target (TGT) € 14.84

American Realty Capital Prop. (ARCP) € 5.61

That makes a total of € 172.89. This is a nice increase from last years September. The biggest contribution to this increase came from reshuffling my portfolio.

For an update of my Dividend Income click the hyperlink. In 2014 I received a total in passive income of € 826.27

If we take a look at my Vrijheid Fonds (Freedom Fund), you can see that I didn’t make any changes last month. I only donate some cash to my Vrijheid Fonds. At this moment most of the stocks are, in my opinion, overvalued. So I’ll wait and stay cool. When there will be a dip in the market, I’ll be back. Or, of course, when I discover a buying opportunity.

My total portfolio value at the end of September is $41,967 which is an increase of 1.89% over last month August (€ 41,188). Most of the gain came due to a stronger Dollar against the Euro.

My journey is still very long, but I’m a little step closer.
And like a Chinese philosopher once said: “Every journey begins with the first step”

Pollie

I’m a 40-something old guy from The Netherlands, aka Pollie.
I have a family with two little kids, a day job, a house with a garden and this blog to keep me busy. So not much different from you; an investor with a busy life with limited time to trade.
I want to share my journey to hopefully inspire others and also to track my progress towards my ultimate goal of financial independence.
Pollie@polliesdividend.com